Life
It has been a very strange week for your boy Steviepooooo. It all started Sunday afternoon when extreme weather knocked out the power at our house. For whatever reason, whenever the power is knocked out in our neighborhood, it takes our energy provider a minimum of three days to restore our power.
The worst instance was the summer of 2023 when a tornado came very close to our neighborhood. We lost power for over a week that time. It was horrible. It was also the middle of August, so your boy Steviepooooo was sweating up a storm. Swamp ass season was in full effect.
Now that you are picturing my humongous sweat drenched behind let’s talk about this current incident. The power was knocked out Sunday and restored Tuesday evening. Sadly, based on previous experiences, that was actually a very quick turn around on our energy providers behalf.
The problem this time around was that it was frickin freezing outside Mr. Bigglesworth. Eventually our house became cold AF. I know I know a lot of you are probably thinking “Just buy a generator you big dumb idiot!” Well poo poo to you I hate generators! I would rather get a solar panel. I think generators are loud, obnoxious, smelly and unnecessary. My wife would attest that I am already all of those things so having a generator would be very redundant.
Another reason I do not want a generator is I feel like both my wife, and I, are the type of people who will be fine not having power for a normal amount of time. We are not nearly as addicted to our phones and the internet as a lot of people I know. We can handle a day of no power. It’s when a day of no power turns into a handful of days that we have a problem.
Anyway, the lack of power turned into one of the weirdest days of my life yesterday. Since it was freaking freezing in my house I decided to hang out in my EV and work from there. It’s so spacious and comfortable it honestly feels like a portable office. It also has Wi-Fi and tons of ports for my electronics. The future is crazy man.
The day got weird when I decided to go to the gym around lunchtime. After a good workout I decided to treat myself to one of the things I enjoy most in life. An all you can eat Chinese Buffet.
I went to TOWN on crab rangoons and dollar store sushi. It was both glorious and disgusting. I swear the server looked annoyed at me because of the number of trips I made to the sushi line.
The unfortunate thing for me is that a few years ago I was diagnosed with a stomach ailment called gastritis. The simplest way I describe it is my stomach produces an excess amount of stomach acid. I have to take a pill every morning to contain the beast. If I do not take said pill, I will be puking up stomach acid every single week. Anyone who has ever had a stomach acid puke knows how bad this is. Not a fun way to start your day.
You might be thinking “This just sounds like acid reflux.” It is not. Trust me it is MUCH worse. It also doesn’t matter what I eat. In fact, the biggest problem is when my stomach is empty and there is nothing but acid in my stomach.
The reason I mention my ailment is I forgot about my new limits when it comes to all you can eat buffets. I over indulged myself and paid dearly for my actions. I ended up puking on the side of the road near one of the busiest roads in my city. Many a people saw a giant man projectile vomiting imitation crab on their way back to work. I’m sure it made their day.
After I finished my afternoon retching session, I decided it was time to charge my EV, Namor. Because of the beforementioned power outage I had not been able to charge him at home. Another somewhat gross side effect of the outage was I was doing my best not to relieve myself at my home. We had limited water for flushing. The unofficial rule is trying to do your twos at your friends or parents’ homes during an outage.
On my way to the charger the need hit me with the force of a million suns. I became very worried that I was about to ruin the interior of my brand-new vehicle. I panicked and pulled over at a random store to do my business. The store ironically ended up being a brand new “PGA Superstore” It’s ironic because golf is one of my favorite hobbies.
The whole store looked beautiful, and the bathrooms were incredibly nice. I had my own private room to do my best impression of the tragedy of Pompeii. I felt so bad for what I did to their plumbing that I bought over one hundred dollars’ worth of golf balls.
My day did not end here. The weirdest event of the day was still to come. Next I ended up unsuccessfully stopping at two different charging stations. One was a different type of charger than the app said it was, and the other was out of order. After the third attempt I finally began charging my vehicle.
One downside to owning an EV is that charging them does take time. I usually bring a book or study French. But on that day I was feeling a little restless and decided to walk around.
I was walking around an empty office park and approached a dumpster area that had cement walls around it. That is when a face poked around the corner and scared the shit out of me. A man who looked identical to the actor Lakeith Steinfeld looked at me and said, “Hello there.”
I thought I was completely alone. If there had been any poo left in my system your boy Steviepooooo would have definitely lived up to his name and shit his pants. I responded and said, “sorry man I was just walking.” he smiled and replied, “No worries I was just….” I waited a few seconds for him to finish his sentence, but he never did. He looked down at his phone and I slowly backed away.
This was honestly one of the weirdest interactions that I have had in quite some time. I was able to observe this fella a little more while I was charging Namor. I don’t know what he was up to behind that dumpster, and I am not sure I really want to know.
Entertainment
The power outage meant that I was not able to watch White Lotus until Tuesday Night. It was driving me nuts. Sadly, when I was able to watch it I felt a little disappointed. Given that the episode was the penultimate episode of the season, I expected a little more to take place.
The main event was Rick finally completing his mission from the beginning of the season. Rick was able to successfully threaten and confront the man he was told was responsible for his father’s disappearance. Personally, I am not buying that this man had his father killed. I really think there is a chance that White Lotus goes Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back on us, and it turns out the man Rick thought killed his father is actually his father. It’s possible that his dad isn’t dead. I think he either didn’t know he had a son in the United States, or sadly didn’t care.
The other big revelation, and one that I should have seen coming, was the reveal that it was Valentin and his two friends who were responsible for the robbery in the second episode. Gaitok came to this realization when he was able to identify the tall bald friend with Valentin when they were at a boxing match.
I truly hope that Gaitok reports Valentin, and the jewels are recovered and he is a hero. Sadly, I think the more likely scenario is that the shootout is going to occur because of the confrontation between Valentin and Gaitok. I think Gaitok will see Valentin’s friends on the White Lotus property and confront them. Mayhem and violence will ensue.
Belinda was offered $100,000.00 by Greg essentially in return for her not telling anyone that she saw him in Thailand. I understand the moral dilemma here on Belinda’s part. I think her son Zion made the point I would have made which is you are in a foreign country, and you are not sure you can trust the local authorities. If you don’t take the money Greg has proven himself dangerous enough that he could cause you bodily harm. Just take the money and get the fuck out of there Belinda please!
Athletics
The big story in the athletics world recently was the brawl between the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday night. These are two of the toughest, hard-edged teams in the association. If you gave me three guesses which two teams would be involved in an altercation this season the Pistons would easily be my first pick. The Timberwolves would be my third or fourth pick behind Golden State. I would choose Golden State only because of Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler.
When it comes to my NBA fandom, I joke that the Chicago Bulls are my biological son. The Detroit Pistons are my stepson. I grew up rooting hard for the Bulls. At this point I have lived in Michigan for a very long time. I have also been to so many Pistons games that it is impossible for me not to root for them. I try to go a few times each year.
My favorite Pistons player by far is Isiaha Stewart. He embodies exactly the type of player I used to be, albeit on a much superior level. I was not shocked in the least to see that he was front and center in the altercation. I cannot however condone the way he appeared to grab Dante Divincenzo’s man zone. Yikes!
All in all, I cannot support the fighting that took place. I do appreciate the passion and “won’t back down” attitude that both teams displayed. All feels right in the league when the Pistons are a playoff team causing fights.
That is all for today.
A Bientot!
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